Cape Fear Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Michael Moore
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Reported: 2 days ago

Wahoo and Blackfin tuna have been the catch lately. Wahoo has been 2 to 3, every trip, fin has been 5 to 10 every Trip. A few of the trips we would've been able to get a lot more black Fin but after you get your first few on the...

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Michael Moore Carolina Beach, North Carolina Reported: 2 days ago

Wahoo and Blackfin tuna have been the catch lately. Wahoo has been 2 to 3, every trip, fin has been 5 to 10 every Trip. A few of the trips we would've been able to get a lot more black Fin but after you get your first few on the rock, the sharks find us and start eating them before we can get them to the boat so we had to move and find another group to catch.

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Guion Lee III
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 7 months ago

Bonito bite is on fire. With Black Sea bass and big sheep's head on the wrecks. The fishing for reds and black drum has been steady as well on cut bait, and tip water during during the mid day suns.

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Guion Lee III Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 7 months ago

Bonito bite is on fire. With Black Sea bass and big sheep's head on the wrecks. The fishing for reds and black drum has been steady as well on cut bait, and tip water during during the mid day suns.

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Luke Moser
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 7 months ago

The red drum have started to break up from their winter schools and have become much more active. Catching fish on cut baits and fresh shrimp as well as artificial and top water baits. The black drum bite has been very productive catching fishing along boat docks fishing fresh shrimp....

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Luke Moser Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 7 months ago

The red drum have started to break up from their winter schools and have become much more active. Catching fish on cut baits and fresh shrimp as well as artificial and top water baits. The black drum bite has been very productive catching fishing along boat docks fishing fresh shrimp. The near shore action has by far been the best. The Atlantic bonito have shown up and have been all up and down the beach trolling deep divers and casting at fish on the surface. There have been a few Spanish mackerel around but the numbers have not shown up but expect to see them any day now!

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Jason Garay
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 8 months ago

Bottom fishing offshore has been good. Big-size sea bass, grunts and the like

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Jason Garay Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 8 months ago

Bottom fishing offshore has been good. Big-size sea bass, grunts and the like

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Jack Jackson
Newport, North Carolina
Reported: 9 months ago

Been pretty cold here but the fish are still biting and it's starting to warm back up. Last few trips have been speckled trout and when we can get out to the jetty's there's black drum and sheepshead to be caught.

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Jack Jackson Newport, North Carolina Reported: 9 months ago

Been pretty cold here but the fish are still biting and it's starting to warm back up. Last few trips have been speckled trout and when we can get out to the jetty's there's black drum and sheepshead to be caught.

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Michael Moore
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Reported: 1 year ago

The wahoo bite has been heating up and getting better out at the break nearshore King mackerel and Spanish mackerel is starting to heat up and when wind lays down near shore should be on fire

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Michael Moore Carolina Beach, North Carolina Reported: 1 year ago

The wahoo bite has been heating up and getting better out at the break nearshore King mackerel and Spanish mackerel is starting to heat up and when wind lays down near shore should be on fire

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Jordan Vass
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Good Spanish mackerel fishing. Long mackerels are starting to show up

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Jordan Vass Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Good Spanish mackerel fishing. Long mackerels are starting to show up

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Dave Wood
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Weather's been fair and when we can get out the sea bass fishing has been outstanding. Limit out in an hour. All bigger than average fish.

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Dave Wood Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Weather's been fair and when we can get out the sea bass fishing has been outstanding. Limit out in an hour. All bigger than average fish.

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